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CHAMPIONSHIP STAGE MAY BE TOP FOR TYLER

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The LeaguePaper Team
24 August 2025

Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

RISING STAR: Southampton’s Tyler Dibling takes on Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson last term and, inset, ex-Saint Gareth Bale
PICTURE: Alamy

COMPARISONS with Gareth Bale are inevitable for Tyler Dibling. He’s a winger. He’s built like a barn door. He plays for Southampton.
And as we’re going down that road, it’s worth pointing out that Bale made his name in the Championship.
The Welshman made 40 second-tier appearances for the Saints as a teenager, scoring five goals and notching 11 assists for Georg...

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